xiān

Usages of xiān

 xiān kāi dēng, zài kàn shūwǒ xiān kāi dēng, zài kàn shū.
I will turn on the light first, then read.
 xiān  一点儿yìdiǎnr shuǐ, zài  公司gōngsīwǒ xiān hē yìdiǎnr shuǐ, zài qù gōngsī.
I’ll drink a little water first, then go to the company.
 xiǎng ràng  xiān huí jiāwǒ xiǎng ràng tā xiān huí jiā.
I want to let her go home first.
 现在xiànzài yào chī 早饭zǎofàn, 还是háishi xiān  公司gōngsīnǐ xiànzài yào chī zǎofàn, háishi xiān qù gōngsī?
Do you want to eat breakfast now, or go to the company first?
 yòu lái  jiā le,  ràng  xiān 进来jìnláitā yòu lái wǒ jiā le, wǒ ràng tā xiān jìnlái.
He came to my place again; I asked him to come in first.
 xiān mǎi piào,  明天míngtiān 提前tíqián shí 分钟fēnzhōng dàonǐ xiān mǎi piào, wǒ míngtiān tíqián shí fēnzhōng dào.
Buy the tickets first; I will arrive ten minutes early tomorrow.
今天Jīntiān  děi xiān  银行yínhángJīntiān wǒ děi xiān qù yínháng.
Today I must go to the bank first.
 děi xiān chī wán 早饭zǎofàn, zài  银行yínhángNǐ děi xiān chī wán zǎofàn, zài qù yínháng.
You must finish breakfast first, then go to the bank.
zhè  东西dōngxi  tài guì,  xiān 试试shìshizhè gè dōngxi bú tài guì, wǒ xiān shìshi.
This thing isn’t too expensive; I’ll try it first.
 xiān 休息xiūxi 一会儿yíhuìr, 我们wǒmen hái yǒu 一些yìxiē 时间shíjiān, 然后ránhòu 我们wǒmen 继续jìxù 学习xuéxínǐ xiān xiūxi yíhuìr, wǒmen hái yǒu yìxiē shíjiān, ránhòu wǒmen jìxù xuéxí.
Rest for a while first; we still have some time, then we’ll continue studying.
 现在xiànzài 有空yǒukòng ma? 我们wǒmen xiān 结束jiéshù zhè jiàn 事情shìqíng, zài 继续jìxùnǐ xiànzài yǒukòng ma? wǒmen xiān jiéshù zhè jiàn shìqíng, zài jìxù.
Are you free now? Let’s finish this matter first, then continue.
老师lǎoshī xiān shuō 语法yǔfǎ, 然后ránhòu ràng 我们wǒmen xiě 句子jùzilǎoshī xiān shuō yǔfǎ, ránhòu ràng wǒmen xiě jùzi.
The teacher first explains the grammar, then lets us write sentences.
 喜欢xǐhuan 自己zìjǐ xiān 复习fùxí 语法yǔfǎ, zài xiě 汉字Hànzì  生词shēngcíWǒ xǐhuan zìjǐ xiān fùxí yǔfǎ, zài xiě Hànzì hé shēngcí.
I like to first review the grammar by myself, then write characters and new words.
早上Zǎoshang  喜欢xǐhuan xiān chī 一点儿yìdiǎnr 水果shuǐguǒ, zài  牛奶niúnǎiZǎoshang tā xǐhuan xiān chī yìdiǎnr shuǐguǒ, zài hē niúnǎi.
In the morning she likes to eat a little fruit first and then drink milk.
平时Píngshí 我们wǒmen 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 总是zǒngshì xiān 回家huíjiā, 然后ránhòu zài  超市chāoshìPíngshí wǒmen xiàbān yǐhòu zǒngshì xiān huíjiā, ránhòu zài qù chāoshì.
Normally, after work we always go home first and then go to the supermarket.
 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu xiān 洗澡xǐzǎo, zài  衣服yīfu, 最后zuìhòu 打扫dǎsǎo 房间fángjiāntā xiàbān yǐhòu xiān xǐzǎo, zài xǐ yīfu, zuìhòu dǎsǎo fángjiān.
After work he first takes a shower, then washes his clothes, and finally cleans the room.
 zài 聚会jùhuì shàng xiān 简单jiǎndān 介绍jièshào le 自己zìjǐ, 然后ránhòu jiù gēn 大家dàjiā 聊天liáotiāntā zài jùhuì shàng xiān jiǎndān jièshào le zìjǐ, ránhòu jiù gēn dàjiā liáotiān.
At the get-together he first briefly introduced himself, and then started chatting with everyone.
men 准备zhǔnbèi  chǎng 以前yǐqián, xiān zài 手机shǒujī shàng mǎi hǎo 机票jīpiàowǒmen zhǔnbèi qù jīchǎng yǐqián, xiān zài shǒujī shàng mǎi hǎo jīpiào.
Before we go to the airport, we first buy the plane tickets on the phone.
Zài 火车站huǒchēzhàn gēn 朋友péngyou shuō 再见zàijiàn de 时候shíhou,  xiān  le 一会儿yíhuìr, 后来hòulái yòu xiào leZài huǒchēzhàn gēn péngyou shuō zàijiàn de shíhou, tā xiān kū le yíhuìr, hòulái yòu xiào le.
When saying goodbye to her friend at the train station, she first cried for a while and then smiled again.
 men xiān zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 学习xuéxí, 后来hòulái   公园gōngyuán 散步sànbùwǒ men xiān zài túshūguǎn xuéxí, hòulái yìqǐ qù gōngyuán sànbù.
We first studied in the library, and later went to the park for a walk together.
 de 学习xuéxí 计划jìhuà shì xiān 提高tígāo 中文zhōngwén 水平shuǐpíng, 然后ránhòu zài xué 别的biéde 东西dōngxiwǒ de xuéxí jìhuà shì xiān tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, ránhòu zài xué biéde dōngxi.
My study plan is to first improve my Chinese level, then learn other things.
 xiān shàng 楼上lóushàng de 洗手间xǐshǒujiān, zài 下来xiàlái gēn  一起yìqǐ 继续jìxù 购物gòuwùtā xiān shàng lóushàng de xǐshǒujiān, zài xiàlái gēn wǒ yìqǐ jìxù gòuwù.
She first goes upstairs to the restroom, then comes back down and continues shopping with me.
mǎi xīn 游戏机yóuxìjī de 时候shíhou,  xiān 认真rènzhēn kàn wán le 说明shuōmíngmǎi xīn yóuxìjī de shíhou, tā xiān rènzhēn kàn wán le shuōmíng.
When buying a new game console, he first carefully read the instructions.
虽然Suīrán  xiān 申请shēnqǐng 失败shībài le, 但是dànshì 后来hòulái yòu 申请shēnqǐng le  , 终 zhōngyú 成功chénggōng leSuīrán tā xiān shēnqǐng shībài le, dànshì hòulái yòu shēnqǐng le yì cì, zhōngyú chénggōng le.
Although her first application failed, later she applied again and finally succeeded.
 xiǎng xiān zài 国内guónèi 工作gōngzuò, zài 出国chūguó 留学liúxuéwǒ xiǎng xiān zài guónèi gōngzuò, zài chūguó liúxué.
I want to first work in my own country, then go abroad to study.
老师Lǎoshī xiān 介绍jièshào 今天jīntiān  de 内容nèiróng, zài 告诉gàosu 我们wǒmen měi  部分bùfen de 重点zhòngdiǎnLǎoshī xiān jièshào jīntiān kè de nèiróng, zài gàosu wǒmen měi gè bùfen de zhòngdiǎn.
The teacher first introduces today’s lesson content, then tells us the key points of each part.
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